Haiti Kidnapping

[Ernie]

Here is a way to start Christmas Day if you like. If you don't like, you can listen to a recording later.

https://strengthtostrength.org/experien ... -in-haiti/

[Soloist]

My impression after listening to the talk is that this became a politically motivated kidnapping, perhaps after the fact but the "other demands" following a ransom payment by private party combined with having to call someone "Haitian politics"...

God's hand was in this release and the evil people had much bigger plans then just kidnapping and a ransom. It also sounds like it could be a very convenient fact that these demands no longer are a concern for the US government. Maybe they should be thanking God for that.

[Ernie]

Here is a link to various articles and audio/visual recordings related to the kidnapping.
I plan to update this page in the future.
https://www.plainnews.org/wp-admin/post ... sic-editor

A transcript of the 3 hour talk is now available at this link.

[Soloist]

Here is a link to various articles and audio/visual recordings related to the kidnapping.
I plan to update this page in the future.
https://www.plainnews.org/wp-admin/post ... sic-editor

A transcript of the 3 hour talk is now available at this link.

were you wanting this restricted to subscribers only?

[ohio jones]

were you wanting this restricted to subscribers only?

Try this link:
https://www.plainnews.org/2021/12/25/haiti-kidnapping-story-by-sam-stoltzfus/

[temporal1]

were you wanting this restricted to subscribers only?

Try this link:
https://www.plainnews.org/2021/12/25/haiti-kidnapping-story-by-sam-stoltzfus/

i read the 14 page transcript. (i never expected to read such an account.)
the ending paragraphs were .. (everything prayers could hope for:)

.. Oh, the rejoicing and the joy to be back at a safe location. Praise the Lord. We were comfortable. Praise the Lord!

I still need to share this with you. Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them which despitefully use you and persecute you. We had times of temptation. Satan was telling us just to grab the guns and shoot the guards and get yourself out of there. We thought of that, but we always overcame. We would have had opportunities to get a hold of their guns. Worldly speaking, I don’t think it would have been hard to take those guards out and get out of there.

But you know what? The Bible way works! The Lord Jesus Christ is our deliverer!
This is a stronger weapon than the sword and earthly forces!

All the glory, honor, praise belongs to our Almighty, Eternal, Heavenly King. The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. The First and the Last who is to come back someday soon for his Bride. Will you be found faithful? Will you lay down your life for the sake of the Cross if that is what the Lord calls you to do?
May God Bless you. Let us stand for prayer.

Dear Lord Jesus. We come to you thanking and praising you. We come lifting up your Almighty name. Lord, we thank you for the miracle you worked on our behalf! Truly for us to live is Christ and to die is gain! But Lord, we want to share this testimony around the world if that is what it takes. We want you to receive all the honor and glory. It was only through you! We couldn’t have done it any other way, Lord. It was you. Thank you, Jesus, for saving us. Thank you for answering the prayers of likely millions of people around the world. Thank you for friends and family and for loved ones. Thank you for our heritage, Lord. We were raised up and taught of you. We didn’t deserve this. We could have been born a gangster and grown up serving Satan and sin and lost eternally. Lord, we don’t deserve salvation! You have pulled us out of the miry pit! Out of the clay! You have set our feet upon the rock and established our goings.

Thank you Father. God, I pray that you would raise up men and women in this ever wicked generation who would stand in the gap! Those who are ready to raise up the standard of the cross of Jesus Christ and proclaim Him Lord of their lives with full surrender, unconditional surrender, poured out like wine upon the alter for you! Broken like bread to feed the hungry! You said in Your Word to pray that the Lord of the harvest would raise up laborers into the harvest in these last days. Those who are willing to go and face the Enemy. Laborer’s that are equipped for the task.

Lord, I thank you and praise you. Thank you for the group of Brothers and Sisters in Christ and for my family. They mean more to me now than they have ever before, Lord. And just the way the Saints all over the world can lift each other up. Lord, I look forward to your coming and your return. No more tears. We love you, praise you, and worship you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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God the Almighty freed the remaining 12 hostages on December 16, 2021. They returned to the United States the same day.

A big thank you to Sam Stoltzfus, Glenn Martin, Kathy Ramer, and Mabel Brubacker for their help with this transcription.
Published by Plain News | 12-25-2021 | Public Domain plainnews.org | news@plainnews.org

December 16, 2021

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.. if this quote is unwanted here, remove it! (i didn’t find it surprising.) i found it deeply moving+encouraging.

[Ernie]

Sorry. Here is a better link. https://www.plainnews.org/2021/12/25/kidnapping/

[steve-in-kville]

http://yonkerstimes.com/new-details-eme ... 2sSWVT4Xkw

[danfreed]

Hi Steve...
I would like to hear your thoughts on the Yonker's article.

Some of it reads like pure fiction...
I need much stronger evidence before I will believe a report claiming that a nameless person, in a phone interview, has "new information that no one else knows about"

Especially questionable is the part claiming that the hostages did not escape, but were released.
A first hand narratives of an escape by the hostages, trumps this kind of journalism, in my opinion.


But praises rise to God,
for he paid attention to my prayer and answered my cry to him! Psalm 66:19

[Soloist]

Hi Steve...
I would like to hear your thoughts on the Yonker's article.

Some of it reads like pure fiction...
I need much stronger evidence before I will believe a report claiming that a nameless person, in a phone interview, has "new information that no one else knows about"

Especially questionable is the part claiming that the hostages did not escape, but were released.
A first hand narratives of an escape by the hostages, trumps this kind of journalism, in my opinion.


But praises rise to God,
for he paid attention to my prayer and answered my cry to him! Psalm 66:19

I agree 100%

That being said, if we entertain the thought that the captives were freed, they sure didn't know nor did CAM, or they are outright lying. Given the most likely is they were ignorant of this "supposed" freeing... how does that change anything other then saving face for the gang and diminishing a miracle on hearsay?

Sounds like someone who is not in on the loop but knew enough got fussy because the way they heard the story wasn't repeated as being factual. Sam directly mentioned that there were other demands made on top of the ransom that was paid by a private donor.